Match-lighter.



P. HALLAY. MATCH LIGHTER. APPLICATION FILED ,IULY26, I9I5.

l 1 89,099. Patented June 27, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PMNOGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON. D. C.

:PAUL HALLAY, OF AMTRAMCK, MICHIGAN.

MATCH-LIGHTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 27, 1916,

i Application led July 26, 1915. Serial No. 41,974.

l To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL HALLAY, a citizen of the United Y States, residing at Hamtramck, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Match-Lighters, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relatesV to improvements in match lighting devices and has particular application to a match lighting device adapted to be attached to a garment so that the same may be worn upon the person.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a match lighting device which may be readily and conveniently worn about the person and whereby matches may be quickly and conveniently lighted. Y

It is also my purpose to provide a device of the class describednwherein the roughened surface will be protected so that such surface will remain uniniuenced by Water, dampness and the like.'

' With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theV construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 Vis .a view in front elevation of aV match lighting device constructed in accordance with the present inventionv Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional' view through the device. Fi'g. 3 is a transverse sectional view therethrough.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, 1 designates a base plate having one surface serrated or roughened as at Z and the opposite surface equipped with a pin 3 whereby the base plate may be readily attached to a coat or other garment. 'Rigidl'y secured to the marginal edges of the base plate 1 are the marginal edges of a cover plate 4 and the central portion of the cover plate 4 is concave-convex in cross section and spaced apart from the serrated surface 2 of the base plate, while formed in the concavoconvex portion VVof the cover plate and eX- tending longitudinally thereof is a slot 5 through which the head of a match may be insertednand drawn over the serrated surface 2 of the base plate to light the match. i In practice, the device is secured to the garment by means of the pin 3 and when it is desired to light a match the head end of the match is inserted through the upper end of the slot 5 and drawn downwardly within the slotand in the downward movement of the match the head'rubs over the serrated surface 2 of the base plate with the effect to ignite the match.

I claim:

A match lighting device comprising a Ybase plate having one surface 'serrated and the opposite surface equipped with a pin whereby the plate may beY attached to a garment, a cover plate having the marginal edges'thereof secured to the similar edges of said base plate and the central portion thereof concave-convex in cross section and formed with a longitudinally extending slot through which match may be inserted to be drawn over the serrated surface of said 'ibase plate. ,Y

InV testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' PAUL HALLAY. Witnesses: MIKE CHOWAN, Y

W. HALICKI.

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